lumiera_/src/gui/ctrl/nexus.hpp

/*
  NEXUS.hpp  -  UI-Bus central hub and routing table

  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2015,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>

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*/


/** @file nexus.hpp
 ** Core hub and routing table of the UI-Bus.
 ** Any relevant element within the Lumiera GTK UI is connected to the [UI-Bus][ui-bus.hpp]
 ** through some [bus terminal][bus-term.hpp]. Actually, there is one special BustTerm
 ** implementation, which acts as router and messaging hub.
 ** 
 ** @todo initial draft and WIP-WIP-WIP as of 11/2015
 ** 
 ** @see TODO_abstract-tangible-test.cpp
 ** 
 */


#ifndef GUI_CTRL_NEXUS_H
#define GUI_CTRL_NEXUS_H


#include "lib/error.hpp"
//#include "lib/idi/entry-id.hpp"
#include "gui/ctrl/bus-term.hpp"
//#include "lib/util.hpp"
//#include "gui/model/tangible.hpp"
//#include "lib/diff/record.hpp"
#include "lib/idi/entry-id.hpp"

#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
//#include <string>


namespace gui {
namespace ctrl{
  
//  using lib::HashVal;
//  using util::isnil;
//  using lib::idi::EntryID;
//  using lib::diff::Record;
//  using std::string;
  
  
  /**
   * Central hub of the UI-Bus.
   * This special implementation of the [BusTerm] interface maintains
   * a routing table and manages the connections to individual UI-Elements.
   * The nexus relies on a dedicated (up)link to the [CoreService] to handle
   * command invocation and presentation state. This is implemented by wiring
   * the aforementioned CoreService terminal as "up-link", while actually
   * defining special handling overrides for _all other kinds of messages_.
   * The purpose of the Nexus is to route all these _other kinds of messages._
   * 
   * @todo write type comment
   */
  class Nexus
    : public BusTerm
    , boost::noncopyable
    {
      
      
      virtual void
      note (ID subject, GenNode const& mark)  override
        {
          UNIMPLEMENTED ("forward note messages to the presentation state manager");
        }
      
      
      virtual void
      mark (ID subject, GenNode const& mark)  override
        {
          UNIMPLEMENTED ("route mark messages down to the individual Tangible");
        }
      
      
      virtual BusTerm&
      routeAdd(Tangible newNode)  override
        {
          UNIMPLEMENTED ("add a new down-link connection to the routing table");
        }
      
      
      virtual void
      routeDetach(ID node)  noexcept override
        {
          UNIMPLEMENTED ("deactivate and remove a down-link route");
        }
      
    public:
      explicit
      Nexus (BusTerm& uplink_to_CoreService, ID identity =lib::idi::EntryID<Nexus>())
        : BusTerm(identity, uplink_to_CoreService)
      { }
    };
  
  
  
}} // namespace gui::ctrl
#endif /*GUI_CTRL_NEXUS_H*/